The critical role of healthy riparian lands makes their conservation and restoration a regulatory and policy concern for all levels
of government: federal, provincial, and municipal. Municipalities are the primary land use planner, so they have a central and
important role to play in the conservation and restoration of riparian lands.
This report:
-Helps municipal leaders understand the rationale and need for riparian planning and policy
-Clarifies the legal foundations of municipal responsibility within Federal and provincial legislation
-Provides insights from case law to demonstrate riparian risks and liabilities at each stage of the statutory planning process.
-Outlines a municipal policy toolbox